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Run Time Parameters

Dakota Benjamin edited this page Jul 11, 2017 · 12 revisions

There are the following run time parameters that can be used to adjust the results. Note that these are for the `master` branch and may not be reflected in your build. Check `python run.py —help`.

usage: run.py [options] <project name>

OpenDroneMap

positional arguments:
  <project name>        Name of Project (i.e subdirectory of projects folder)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --images <path>, -i <path>
                        Path to input images
  --project-path <path>
                        Path to the project folder
  --resize-to <integer>
                        resizes images by the largest side
  --skip-resize
                        skips the resize step altogether and instead just copies the images into the resized folder
  --start-with <string>, -s <string>
                        Can be one of: resize | opensfm | slam | cmvs | pmvs |
                        odm_meshing | odm_25dmeshing | mvs_texturing |
                        odm_georeferencing | odm_orthophoto
  --end-with <string>, -e <string>
                        Can be one of:resize | opensfm | slam | cmvs | pmvs |
                        odm_meshing | odm_25dmeshing | mvs_texturing |
                        odm_georeferencing | odm_orthophoto
  --rerun <string>, -r <string>
                        Can be one of:resize | opensfm | slam | cmvs | pmvs |
                        odm_meshing | odm_25dmeshing | mvs_texturing |
                        odm_georeferencing | odm_orthophoto
  --rerun-all           force rerun of all tasks
  --rerun-from <string>
                        Can be one of:resize | opensfm | slam | cmvs | pmvs |
                        odm_meshing | odm_25dmeshing | mvs_texturing |
                        odm_georeferencing | odm_orthophoto
  --video <string>      Path to the video file to process
  --slam-config <string>
                        Path to config file for orb-slam
  --force-focal <positive float>
                        Override the focal length information for the images
  --force-ccd <positive float>
                        Override the ccd width information for the images
  --min-num-features <integer>
                        Minimum number of features to extract per image. More
                        features leads to better results but slower execution.
                        Default: 4000
  --matcher-threshold <percent>
                        Ignore matched keypoints if the two images share less
                        than <float> percent of keypoints. Default: 2.0
  --matcher-ratio <float>
                        Ratio of the distance to the next best matched
                        keypoint. Default: 0.6
  --matcher-neighbors <integer>
                        Number of nearest images to pre-match based on GPS
                        exif data. Set to 0 to skip pre-matching. Neighbors
                        works together with Distance parameter, set both to 0
                        to not use pre-matching. OpenSFM uses both parameters
                        at the same time, Bundler uses only one which has
                        value, prefering the Neighbors parameter. Default: 8
  --matcher-distance <integer>
                        Distance threshold in meters to find pre-matching
                        images based on GPS exif data. Set both matcher-
                        neighbors and this to 0 to skip pre-matching. Default:
                        0
  --opensfm-processes <positive integer>
                        The maximum number of processes to use in dense
                        reconstruction. Default: 1
  --use-25dmesh         Use a 2.5D mesh to compute the orthophoto. This option
                        tends to provide better results for planar surfaces.
                        Experimental.
  --use-pmvs            Use pmvs to compute point cloud alternatively
  --cmvs-maxImages <integer>
                        The maximum number of images per cluster. Default: 500
  --pmvs-level <positive integer>
                        The level in the image pyramid that is used for the
                        computation. see
                        http://www.di.ens.fr/pmvs/documentation.html for more
                        pmvs documentation. Default: 1
  --pmvs-csize <positive integer>
                        Cell size controls the density of
                        reconstructionsDefault: 2
  --pmvs-threshold <float: -1.0 <= x <= 1.0>
                        A patch reconstruction is accepted as a success and
                        kept if its associated photometric consistency measure
                        is above this threshold. Default: 0.7
  --pmvs-wsize <positive integer>
                        pmvs samples wsize x wsize pixel colors from each
                        image to compute photometric consistency score. For
                        example, when wsize=7, 7x7=49 pixel colors are sampled
                        in each image. Increasing the value leads to more
                        stable reconstructions, but the program becomes
                        slower. Default: 7
  --pmvs-min-images <positive integer>
                        Each 3D point must be visible in at least minImageNum
                        images for being reconstructed. 3 is suggested in
                        general. Default: 3
  --pmvs-num-cores <positive integer>
                        The maximum number of cores to use in dense
                        reconstruction. Default: 6
  --mesh-size <positive integer>
                        The maximum vertex count of the output mesh Default:
                        100000
  --mesh-octree-depth <positive integer>
                        Oct-tree depth used in the mesh reconstruction,
                        increase to get more vertices, recommended values are
                        8-12. Default: 9
  --mesh-samples <float >= 1.0>
                        Number of points per octree node, recommended and
                        default value: 1.0
  --mesh-solver-divide <positive integer>
                        Oct-tree depth at which the Laplacian equation is
                        solved in the surface reconstruction step. Increasing
                        this value increases computation times slightly but
                        helps reduce memory usage. Default: 9
  --mesh-remove-outliers <percent>
                        Percentage of outliers to remove from the point set.
                        Set to 0 to disable. Applies to 2.5D mesh only.
                        Default: 2
  --mesh-wlop-iterations <positive integer>
                        Iterations of the Weighted Locally Optimal Projection
                        (WLOP) simplification algorithm. Higher values take
                        longer but produce a smoother mesh. Applies to 2.5D
                        mesh only. Default: 35
  --texturing-data-term <string>
                        Data term: [area, gmi]. Default: gmi
  --texturing-outlier-removal-type <string>
                        Type of photometric outlier removal method: [none,
                        gauss_damping, gauss_clamping]. Default:
                        gauss_clamping
  --texturing-skip-visibility-test
                        Skip geometric visibility test. Default: False
  --texturing-skip-global-seam-leveling
                        Skip global seam leveling. Useful for IR data.Default:
                        False
  --texturing-skip-local-seam-leveling
                        Skip local seam blending. Default: False
  --texturing-skip-hole-filling
                        Skip filling of holes in the mesh. Default: False
  --texturing-keep-unseen-faces
                        Keep faces in the mesh that are not seen in any
                        camera. Default: False
  --texturing-tone-mapping <string>
                        Turn on gamma tone mapping or none for no tone
                        mapping. Choices are 'gamma' or 'none'. Default: none
  --gcp <path string>   path to the file containing the ground control points
                        used for georeferencing. Default: None. The file needs
                        to be on the following line format: easting northing
                        height pixelrow pixelcol imagename
  --use-exif            Use this tag if you have a gcp_list.txt but want to
                        use the exif geotags instead
  --dem                 Use this tag to build a DEM using a progressive
                        morphological filter in PDAL.
  --dtm                 Use this tag to build a DTM (Digital Terrain Model,
                        ground only) using a progressive morphological filter.
                        Check the --dem* parameters for fine tuning.
  --dsm                 Use this tag to build a DSM (Digital Surface Model,
                        ground + objects) using a progressive morphological
                        filter. Check the --dem* parameters for fine tuning.
  --dem-gapfill-steps <positive integer>
                        Number of steps used to fill areas with gaps. Set to 0
                        to disable gap filling. Starting with a radius equal
                        to the output resolution, N different DEMs are
                        generated with progressively bigger radius using the
                        inverse distance weighted (IDW) algorithm and merged
                        together. Remaining gaps are then merged using nearest
                        neighbor interpolation. generation. Default=4
  --dem-resolution <float>
                        Length of raster cell edges in X/Y units. Default: 0.1
  --dem-maxangle <positive float>
                        Points that are more than maxangle degrees off-nadir
                        are discarded. Default: 20
  --dem-maxsd <positive float>
                        Points that deviate more than maxsd standard
                        deviations from the local mean are discarded. Default:
                        2.5
  --dem-approximate     Use this tag use the approximate progressive
                        morphological filter, which computes DEMs faster but
                        is not as accurate.
  --dem-decimation <positive integer>
                        Decimate the points before generating the DEM. 1 is no
                        decimation (full quality). 100 decimates ~99% of the
                        points. Useful for speeding up generation. Default=1
  --dem-terrain-type <string>
                        One of: FlatNonForest, FlatForest, ComplexNonForest,
                        ComplexForest. Specifies the type of terrain. This
                        mainly helps reduce processing time. FlatNonForest:
                        Relatively flat region with little to no vegetation
                        FlatForest: Relatively flat region that is forested
                        ComplexNonForest: Varied terrain with little to no
                        vegetation ComplexForest: Varied terrain that is
                        forested Default=ComplexForest
  --orthophoto-resolution <float > 0.0>
                        Orthophoto ground resolution in pixels/meterDefault:
                        20.0
  --orthophoto-target-srs <EPSG:XXXX>
                        Target spatial reference for orthophoto creation. Not
                        implemented yet. Default: None
  --orthophoto-no-tiled
                        Set this parameter if you want a stripped geoTIFF.
                        Default: False
  --orthophoto-compression <string>
                        Set the compression to use. Note that this could break
                        gdal_translate if you don't know what you are doing.
                        Options: JPEG, LZW, PACKBITS, DEFLATE, LZMA, NONE.
                        Default: DEFLATE
  --orthophoto-bigtiff {YES,NO,IF_NEEDED,IF_SAFER}
                        Control whether the created orthophoto is a BigTIFF or
                        classic TIFF. BigTIFF is a variant for files larger
                        than 4GiB of data. Options are YES, NO, IF_NEEDED,
                        IF_SAFER. See GDAL specs:
                        https://www.gdal.org/frmt_gtiff.html for more info.
                        Default: IF_SAFER
  --build-overviews     Build orthophoto overviews using gdaladdo.
  --zip-results         compress the results using gunzip
  --verbose, -v         Print additional messages to the console Default:
                        False
  --time                Generates a benchmark file with runtime info Default:
                        False
  --version             Displays version number and exits.

More documentation on cmvs and pmvs available here:
http://www.di.ens.fr/cmvs/documentation.html
http://www.di.ens.fr/pmvs/documentation.html